BSO deputy arrested for allegedly beating girlfriend

A Broward sheriff's deputy was arrested Monday after he beat his girlfriend, according to an arrest report.

Deputy Theodore Miller, 56 — an eight-year member of the department — was suspended with pay, pending the outcome of the investigation, Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Keyla Concepcion said.

Miller is assigned to the Fort Lauderdale courthouse.

Miller called deputies on Sunday, saying his girlfriend head-butted him, according to the report. The deputy arrested the girlfriend and questioned her.

The woman is not being identified because she is a domestic violence victim.

She told the deputy that Miller "caused her to fall by twisting her arm," an arrest report shows. While she was on the ground, Miller "straddled" her, held her arms, spit in her face, punched her in the eye, then held her by the wrists and choked her, according to the report.

The woman was taken to a hospital for head pain and two cuts on the back of her head. Miller was treated and released for a cut and a scratch.

The woman told authorities she and Miller had been dating for about one year and lived together since April.

Miller refused to answer any of the deputy's questions, the report says.

Miller was charged with domestic battery and domestic battery by strangulation. Broward County Judge John "Jay" Hurley set Miller's bond at $2,000 and ordered that he have no contact with his girlfriend. Hurley said Miller could use his gun only for work.

Miller posted bond on Monday.

Beginning in 1979, Miller worked at several police departments, among them Hallandale Beach, Bal Harbour Village and North Miami Beach. He joined the Broward Sheriff's Office in 2003.

Alberto Milian, Miller's attorney, said the case has "very questionable evidence," adding that Miller was the one who called authorities.